February 28, 2020

As White House fixates on China threats, other research priorities languish

Featuring: Martijn Rasser

Source: National Journal

Journalist: Brendan Bordelon

The White House’s budget proposal for science and technology research met with disapproval from Democrats on the House Science Committee Thursday, with lawmakers pressing President Trump’s top science coordinator on massive proposed cuts to a number of federal research projects.

Kelvin Droegemeier, director of the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, tried to impress lawmakers with the administration’s plan to increase funding for the development of artificial intelligence and quantum information science—two areas where the Chinese government has invested significantly in recent years.

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Author

  • Martijn Rasser

    Former Senior Fellow and Director, Technology and National Security Program

    Martijn Rasser is the former Senior Fellow and Director of the Technology and National Security Program at CNAS. Prior to joining CNAS, Rasser served as a senior intelligence ...